Officially announced less than one month ago, the Nokia 7230 has just been approved by the FCC, which blessed the phone’s use on US 3G bands (850 / 1900 MHz). This (theoretically) means that AT&T can launch the phone in the US, or, if you’re in Canada, Rogers or Fido may pick it up. The 7230 is a fancy-looking slider with decent features, including: 2.4 inch QVGA display, Bluetooth 2.1, 3.5mm headset ... Read More

Nokia has launched yet another mobile phone, this time codenamed 2710 Navigation Edition. As the name suggests, this is a navigation phone and is the cheapest that Nokia has to offer. It will cost approximately $160 and will become available in the second quarter of 2010. In terms of features the 2710 boasts a 2.0-megapixel camera, a GPS and digital compass that provide turn-by-turn directions, FM radio, 3.5mm jack for headphones, and ... Read More

Due to porting issues with the Sense UI, Android 2.0 has yet to come to the HTC Hero although HTC and Sprint promise a forthcoming update. There’s no telling when the update will come along but the above screen shot was supposedly taken on an HTC Hero running Android 2.0. Does this mean that Hero owners will be skipping 2.0 all together and be jumping right to 2.1? Either way, free turn-by-turn ... Read More

AT&T has officially announced the LG eXpo (also known as LG Monaco and LG IQ), presented as the United States’ first phone to feature a 1GHz CPU, as well as the first to have an optional integrated pico projector. The eXpo is actually not a simple phone, but a smartphone that runs Windows Mobile 6.5 and features a WVGA touchscreen display, full QWERTY keyboard, HSDPA, GPS, 5MP camera and MicroSD card ... Read More

Remember the LG GW880 oPhone, unofficially presented at the end of August? Today, LG has made it official, confirming the fact that it will launch it via China Mobile. The GW880 is the second Android smartphone announced by LG and it runs a China Mobile customized Android OS. Unlike the GW620 (LG’s other Android handset), the GW880 doesn’t have a hardware QWERTY keyboard. However, it has more advanced features, including: a 3.5 ... Read More

Although according to Expansys the Nokia X6 should have been launched in the UK on November 12, it’s only starting this Friday (November 27) that British customers can actually buy it (and just for the record, Expansys doesn’t even list the X6 anymore). Orange is the first carrier to offer the Nokia X6 in the UK, and apparently it will do it for free to those who sign a contract agreement ... Read More

Verizon’s Samsung Omnia II i920 is now finally official, as Samsung Mobile has announced that the smartphone would be available via the largest US carrier starting December 2. Just like the Android-powered Motorola Droid, Samsung Omnia II costs $199.99 with a 2-yr contract agreement and after a $100 mail-in rebate. As you probably already know, the Omnia II runs Windows Mobile 6.5 and has many nice features, including a 3.7 inch AMOLED ... Read More

First announced by AT&T at the beginning of October, the Pantech Impact will be available starting this Sunday (22 November). The Impact is a weird messaging phone, featuring a “high-gloss faceplate” with haptic-enabled keys, and a full QWERTY keyboard. The handset also has two displays: a small external one and a larger internal one. Other features include 3G, GPS, music player, AT&T HTML mobile browser, photo camera, video recording, and easy access ... Read More

If you’re living in the UK and looking for a nice pre-paid handset then you should definitely check out the T-Mobile Pulse. This phone has recently been put up for sale as a pre-paid device for T-Mobile UK and is available now. The T-Mobile Pulse features Google’s Android operating system a 3.5″ touchscreen, 3.2 megapixel camera, 3G, WiFi, GPS and 2GB of internal storage. If you’re looking to pick up the Pulse ... Read More

The Mobiado Grand 350 Pioneer is designed in honor of the Pioneer 10 probe, which became the first man-made object to pass the asteroid belt. Therefore, it's natural to make the phone out of a real meteorite (the back cover anyway). A meteorite surely tops all the mundane materials such as gold, leather and wood that we've seen on luxurious mobile phones - and we've seen our share of those. Usually ultra ... Read More